Lori Cusick

“I am an artist; I have always been an artist. As far back as my memory serves, creating art has liberated me from life’s daily struggles. The concept of time passing becomes an abstraction when I am immersed in creating.” — LC

I am first and foremost an en plein air painter. Leaving the studio behind and heading into the great outdoors provides an endless source of inspiration. The challenges presented by painting nature while being part of that nature have taught me a tremendous amount about studying light and manipulating paint. The process encourages an energetic spontaneous brushstroke.

The one thing that brings me inside my home studio is the painting of pets. The opportunity to get to know these amazing creatures and watch them take shape on the canvas is a joy. These paintings are all about love and it is a pleasure and honor to create them.
I currently reside in Dallas, a long way from the mountains of New York where I was born and raised. I attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, earning a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and enjoy a successfully career as a commercial artist and a fine artist.

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY

2024
Women Artists of the West 54rd National Exhibition: Dreamweavers, AZ.

2023
The Gallery at Northhaven Gardens
Giddens Gallery of Fine Art
Women Artists of the West 53rd National Exhibition
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) International Spring Online Show
Dutch Art Gallery: Fresh off the Easel

2022
Global Reflections, Plano Art Association, Plano TX
2012
Citation 2012
2010
Citation 2010, Pfamily Art, Plano, TX (Juror: Billy Hassell, artist)
The 25th Texas & Neighbors Regional Exhibition,
Creative Arts Center Art Festival, Bonham TX.
TVAA Signature show
La Cima Club Art Gallery “Landscapes of Ireland and Texas”, Irving Texas